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US Unemployment Rate Hits 9.2 Percent as Hiring Slows Labor Department report shows American employers added only 18,000 jobs in June, smallest increase in nine months Read more on Voice of America Nation Digest: Fines lower drivers’ cellphone use, study says; veterans face high unemployment Nation Digest: Fines lower drivers’ cellphone use, study says; veterans [...]

Job seekers warned to beware of scams As the unemployment rate hovers around eight per cent, the Better Business Bureau warns that scammers are taking advantage by preying on the unemployed. Read more on North Shore News Good news, one job at a time We will take whatever good news we can get, even if [...]

The World of Unemployment If you’ve been laid off or you know someone that has been, you may have to navigate the world of unemployment benefits. Not having a job can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be. There are safety nets out there to help make the transition easier, like money to replace [...]

May Unemployment Rate The unemployment rate in the Kern County was 15.0 percent in May 2011, down from a revised 16.0 percent in April 2011, and below the year-ago estimate of 15.5 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 11.4 percent for California and 8.7 percent for the nation during the same period. [...]

Philippines unemployment rate eases to 7.2% in April The Philippines’ unemployment rate eased to 7.2% in April as more people found work amid steady economic recovery, a government agency said yesterday. Read more on Gulf Times Unemployment improvement in Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. — Signs of life from the labor market in Arizona.  The state’s unemployment [...]

Canadian unemployment rate falls to 7.4% Canada’s unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in more than two years as a combination more jobs and fewer people actively seeking work in May pushed the rate to 7.4%. Read more on Investment Executive California Unemployment Forecasted To Remain At Double-Digit Level Despite a strong start [...]

Special Session Ends Without Extending Benefits to Arizona’s Jobless The Arizona Legislature’s special session has wrapped up without a change to state law that would have extended unemployment benefits for out-of-work Arizonans. To be eligible for additional federal dollars, state lawmakers only had to change one word in state law.… [ Read more ] [ [...]

Editorial: U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby blocked a good Fed nominee in Peter Diamond If you are one of the millions of unemployed people in America today, you should be angry – very angry. Read more on The Republican Government Must Focus on Jobs for Young Workers OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – 06/10/11) – Young workers continue to [...]

Moore: Spreading the word, Ventura County grows business Finding a job during the recession has been difficult for many local job seekers, especially with a peak loss of more than 30,000 jobs in Ventura County. The job market is slowly improving. The most recent Ventura County unemployment rate was 9.7 percent in April, the lowest [...]

Unemployment up to 9.1%; few jobs WASHINGTON – Employers in May added the fewest jobs in eight months, and the unemployment rate inched up to 9.1 percent. The weakening job market raised concerns about an economy hampered by gas prices and the Japanese nuclear disaster. Read more on The Arizona Republic Dems fire back at [...]